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By Ashley Legassic

CONSTRUCTION WASTE

City of Kamloops, TNRD introduce new requirements for construction waste

Feb 20, 2020 | 12:47 PM

KAMLOOPS — The Thompson-Nicola Regional District and City of Kamloops are implementing new construction waste disposal rules.

In a news release, the City says the new regulations are in response to WorkSafe BC requirements and will help protect workers and the public from the risk of asbestos exposure at landfills and waste transfer sites.

The City recommends that anyone starting work on a building constructed before 1990 have a professional conduct a hazard assessment and test for asbestos.

Waste from a pre-1990 building that contains Potential Asbestos Containing Materials (PACM) will be assumed to contain asbestos if it hasn’t been tested. It will only be accepted at select locations and must be double-bagged in six millimetre thick bags and sealed shut prior to arriving at the disposal location.

“We are asking everyone to find out the disposal restriction that will apply to their specific construction/renovation project before you begin work, especially before you load up your truck for a dump run,” says Glen Farrow, Streets and Environmental Services Manager in the release.

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The City says a waste load will be subject to the new regulations if it contains any of the following PACM:

• Gypsum wall board and mud compound
• Plaster and plaster board
• Vinyl flooring and leveling compound
• Ceiling tiles
• Cement pipe
• Stucco and cement siding
• Spray applied insulation and attic insulation

“Due to these new safety requirements, you may be turned away if your load hadn’t been properly bagged or is missing required documentation. Please go to our website, call us, or talk to your local site attendants for all the information you need to know ahead of time. We will continue to help people properly dispose of waste, but we also need to ensure workers and all members of the public are protected. That is what these new rules aim to do,” said Jamie Vieira, Manager of Environmental Services at the TNRD.

Within city limits, PACM loads will only be accepted at the Mission Flats Landfill.

Go here or here for more information on PACM disposal.